The annual BAFTA Awards ceremony, honoring the best movies of 2022, took place on Sunday, February 19, in London's Royal Festival Hall at the Southbank Centre. Brendan Fraser attended British Academy Film Awards on Sunday night at the Royal Festival Hall with his stunning girlfriend, Jeanne Moore.
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Before the star-studded ceremony, The Whale actor, 54, hit the red carpet looking sharp in a black tuxedo.
The Whale, in which the actor plays morbidly obese English teacher Charlie, has earned him an award nomination. Brendan, who came in second place for Best Actor to Austin Butler, who played Elvis, wore a black dickie bow to finish the look.
Meanwhile, Jeanne, a makeup artist, looked stunning in a plunging black gown and flashed some serious side boobs. She completed the look with a black handbag embellished with jewels while wearing a dress with a ruffled skirt.
She completed the look with a black handbag embellished with jewels while wearing a dress with a ruffled skirt. Jeanne had her blonde hair styled in a soft wave and looked stunning in radiant makeup with traditional red lips.
The star-studded ceremony was hosted by Richard, 65, and Alison Hammond at the Royal Festival Hall. Vick Hope and film critic Ali Plum were on the red carpet.
Austin Butler won the Best Actor prize at the ceremony, shockingly defeating the odds-on favorite Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin actor.
The actor, who played the late King of Rock in the Baz Lurhmann film, fought back the tears as he paid tribute to the Presley family and accepted the award.
Butler, who still spoke to the ceremony in the Elvis drawl he developed for Baz Luhrmann's film, said, "This means the world to me." He added that he "hopes he made them proud" as he paid tribute to the Presley family for providing details about Elvis' life for the biopic.
The biopic Tar's only significant victory of the evening went to Cate Blanchett for her performance in the role of Best Leading Actress.
She accepted the award while sobbing and thanked her mother and the director Todd Field, mentioning that Blanchett had also said that 2022 was an "extraordinary year for women."
She continued by saying that it had become clear that women's experiences are not "monolithic" and that playing Lydia Tar "was a dangerous and career-ending potential undertaking."
The Banshees of Inisherin came in second place with five awards, including Best British Film and Best Supporting Actor and Actress, while Netflix's German war epic All Quiet On The Western Front took home seven awards overall, including Best Film.
The movie, based on Erich Maria Remarque's 1929 novel of the same name, shares the record for most BAFTA nominations for a non-English language film with Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2001).
The cast includes Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Daniel Brühl, Sebastian Hülk, Aaron Hilmer, Edin Hasanovic, and Devid Striesow under the direction of Edward Berger.
In his opening monologue, Richard referred to the infamous slap that Will Smith received at the Oscars the year before, promising the audience that "on my watch, no one gets slapped tonight."
After presenter Chris Rock made a joke about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, Smith stormed onto the stage during the 94th Academy Awards in March and smacked the comedian.
The actor, who went on to win the coveted best actor Oscar moments later, was barred from attending Academy functions for the following ten years and ultimately left the group.
At the Baftas, Grant predicted that Sunday's only slaps would be "on the back."
"What a great year to be hosting the Baftas," he said.
Despite Fraser not winning, last night's social media users quickly expressed their admiration for the celebrity. Fraser spoke with Ali Plumb on the red carpet before the ceremony.
A bumper sticker bearing the message, "Honk if you'd rather be watching the 1999 cinematic masterpiece The Mummy starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz," was given to Fraser by the red carpet host.
This year marks the 76th BAFTA Awards, essentially the British version of the Academy Awards.
The group honors the best films, with distinct categories just for British productions. They are British Short Animations, British Short Films, Outstanding British Films, and Outstanding Debuts by a British Writer, Director, or Producer.
